About the Development Partners Coordination Council

The Development Partners Coordination Council (DPCC) has been established with the purpose of improving multi-way flow of relevant information among donors, government agencies and civil society institutions. This facilitates networking and broader collaboration within the donor community, a more constructive dialogue and shared vision with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on country’s priorities, and serves to strengthen overall aid coordination and management.

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Bishkek. The Center for Coordination of State-guaranteed Legal Aid under the Ministry of Justice will hold its regular meeting with representatives of more than 40 civil society organizations and university legal clinics. The main goal of the meeting is to improve interaction in order to more effectively provide legal assistance and ensure access to justice in the Kyrgyz Republic. The meeting will be held on February 21, 2019, from 9.00 to 13.00 in the Park Hotel at 87 Orozbekov St.

Bishkek, AKIpress News Agency Press Center (129, Moskovskaya Street). On February 15, 2019, 10 a.m., a press briefing will be held for the media to inform on the results of the project “The Committee for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (CPDV) as an Effective Tool for the Prevention of Domestic Violence”.

Bishkek. Women Support Center, with support of the USAID Collaborative Governance Program, has launched a three-month project titled “The Committee for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (CPDV) as an Effective Tool for the Prevention of Domestic Violence” that will be implemented from December 2018 through February 2019.

Reports and studies of development partners

Performance under the previous Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement, which expired last July, was good. Macroeconomic stability was restored, fiscal consolidation was stronger than planned, monetary policy was enhanced through a new interest rate-based framework, and supervision was strengthened in the financial sector. Nevertheless, the economy is facing challenges: (i) a weak regional economic environment, (ii) some key reforms have yet to be implemented, particularly in PFM and the banking sector, and (iii) a higher public debt due to the materialization of an ambitious investment program. Accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is expected to take effect in May, and parliamentary elections are slated for late 2015. Program objectives. IMF Country Report No. 15/113

This paper reports on the results of a pilot exercise on fiscal safeguards conducted by the Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) during FY2013. The exercise was launched following an independent review of the existing safeguards policy in 2010 in which many Directors encouraged staff to highlight fiscal safeguards risks in cases where a substantial portion of the resources provided by the Fund for balance of payments support is channeled to state treasuries for budget purposes. Pilot fiscal safeguards exercises were conducted for five countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, and Kyrgyz Republic.